Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-30
cOMmENCEmE NT AT HARVARD.

The Biggest Glass Ever Graduated
From the University.
Boston, June 29.-To-day was commence
ment day at Harvard college. At the meet
ing Of the board of overseers at 9 o'clock in
Memorial Hall several instructors were APP
pointed for the ensuing year and degrees
were conferred as follows, the class receiving
degree of A. B. being the largest that ever
graduated from this college: A. B. 244, S.
B. 8, NJ. D. V. 10, Ii. B. &c, NJ. D. 81, D.
M. D. IA, D. B. 4, A. NJ. 81, Phi. D. I, S. D.
1. Governor Ames and staff arrived at 10
o'clock escorted by the National Lancers,
were received atMassachusetts Hall by Mar
tin Brimmer, acting president of the college,
and were presented to the fellows and mem
bers of the faculty. Soon after 10 o'clock
the procession was formed and marched to
Lander's Theater, where the literary exercises
took place. At 10 a. m. in Massachusetts,
Hall the ballot for the overseers was opened,
the polls remaining open till p. m.
The annual meeting of the association of
the alumni was held at o'clock in Harvard
Hall, Vice President Charles Eliot Norton in
the chair. Secretary Henry Parkman read
the records of the meeting of last year and
they were approved. The chairman an
nounced the positive declination of Judge
Charles Devon to serve another year as presi-
dent of the association. The executive COM
mittee through Secretary Charles Parkman
reported that it was undesirable to petition
the legislature for change in the law re-
garding the election of overseers for long and
short terms. These officers were elected:
President, Joseph H. Choate, of New York;
vice presidents, Manning F. Force of Cincin-
natl, H. J. Bigelow of Boston, William E.
Endicott of Salem, Rober. T.. Lincoln of
Chicago, Horace Davis of San Francisco,
John Quincy Adams of Quincy, Leverett
Saltonstall of Newton, Charles E. Norton of
Cambridge, Edmund Whitmore of New
York; directors, Samuel A. Green, Theodore
Lyman, H. l. Russell, Arthur Lincoln,
Francis M. Weld, John D. Washburne, ]. B.
Thayer; treasurer. L. Lathrop Thorndyke;
secretary, Henry Parkman. The procession
to the annual dinner of the Alumni associa-
ton in Memorial Hall was formed soon
after two o'clock with the band
at the head and under the marshalship of Mr.
Armory. At the head of the procession were
Vice President Norton of the Alumni associ.
alton with the acting president of the college,
Martin Bremmer, and after them the guests
of the day and the alumni in the order of
their classes, the senioos bringing up the rear.
The hall was beautifully decorated. The
number in attendance upon the commence.
ment dinner was considerably less than
in past years and the absence of
President Eliot, who is at pres
emit abroad, was noticed with regret.
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton, LII. D., presided
and led the after dinner speaking. Governor
Ames spoke for the commonwealth, Prof.
Alexander Agassiz for the university in the
absence of President Eliot, Hon. Charles
Theodore Russell for the fifty year class
QS37) and Prof. G. w. Palmer upon the ex-
travagance of Harvard students. Colonel
Henry Lee and A. P. Grinnell also made ao-
dresses, the latter speaking for the twenty
five year class. Music was furnished by the
Harvard Glee club and Germania band. 1t
was voted to send message of good
will to President Eliot. Prof. Palmer
in his remarks disputed the assertion that
Harvard is necessarily a rich mans college,
He advised fathers to make their sons regu-
lar allowance. He considered 81 200 ample
and said there was danger in every dollar
above that sum. The balloting for overseers
resulted in the election of the following
board: James Russell Lowell, Henry w.
Wolcott, Francis G. Lowell, Theodore Ly-
man and Samuel Hoar.
commencement Day at Amherst.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 29.-The gradu- |
ating exercises at Amherst college took place |
to-day, there being an unusually large at
tendance. About $4,000 in gifts to the